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New 7.5 tonner rules, Good News for once?
renewablejohn replied to LGP Eddie's topic in General chat
So is there now a loophole if you convert to natural gas you can deliver goods. -
Still trying to get my head around the new rules and configure my systems accordingly. Used to dry round wood in solar kiln then chip to get low MC RHI approved chip. Now use Solar RHI to dry round wood to get low MC RHI approved woodchip If I can crack the paper trail then the arb waste chip we currently use for compost we will use Solar RHI to dry in LENZ type containers to produce low MC RHI approved woodchip.
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If tree surgeons are prepared to put in the effort to comply with the red tape they will have a very valuable product. Unfortunately current tree surgeon practice of dumping chip on a heap will not hack it. My attempt at compliant chip has meant recording on each IBC full of chip date when chipped. Source of chip,Volume of chip in M3. How many miles from the farm was the source. Moisture content on arrival. Then when its sold MC on Sale, Volume of sale, where its sold to, Delivery mileage. Whether the information is sufficient to comply with my BSL registration I will only find out after we have been audited. I hope the big boys will stick with large certified forests which will allow small fry like myself to carve a niche market.
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All on ofgem website https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278372/Timber_Standard_for_Heat_and_Electricity_under_RO_and_RHI_-_10-Feb-2014_for_pdf_-_FINAL_in_new_format.pdf
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I dont make the rules just costs me a fortune buying timber from sustainable forests to comply with the rules for biomass power stations.
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Part of it will be the new rules for biomass from sustainable sources meaning the sort of chip your loading will only be suitable for compost.
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We guarantee our solar kiln dry logs are below 20% moisture with normal range 15-20% over the winter during summer it will be less but then I dont normally sell many logs in the summer cant think why. Would be tempted to report to trading standards but I doubt they would do anything due to cutbacks.
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Just hope EA are not reading this. Whatever you do dont let the brown run off get into streams with fish in or ponds with newts in. If you do it may prove very costly.
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I dont mess about with little kindling bags just use the standard log bags with long 6 inch sticks. Normally sell at £5 per bag and shops retail at £7.50 to £9.00 a bag.
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Would you really mess around like that.
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Best pears I have are grown on the North facing wall of the house. West wall reserved for Quince and Apple. South for Apricot although will have to be replaced as it had a disease. Still waiting for the field pears to develop but only been 4 years so far. If I was doing the field ones again I would do as espalier so I could get the little holder up between the rows.
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How to strengthen root system of existing tree
renewablejohn replied to Anncao's topic in General chat
Root pruning would be an option but most butchers do more harm then good and end up killing the tree. -
simonm If you still think you have a problem than at £60 an IBC for hard wood split logs I could do an IBC exchange and collect 10 containers at a time. PM me if you would be interested.
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Original sprayer built by South Cave using MB Trac parts but having 4 wheel steer either crab or opposed and 2 WS for road use. Had to put 3 pt link and pto back on tractor. Original spray tank was a demount so reused the demount for the forwarding deck.
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These are the big boys rules, for anything over 400kw you should be working under permit. http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/pollution/ppc/localauth/pubs/guidance/notes/pgnotes/documents/pg1-12.pdf
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This is the basics https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296580/geho0612bwqv-e-e.pdf Then you also need the permission to burn it Then once burnt you need permission to spread the ash on the land as fertilizer. The more worrying fact is even with all the right exemptions and permissions from EA you may still get caught by the local council for not having planning permission.
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Unfortunately logic does not come into it. You need to be very careful of the EA rules I have a string of exemptions as long as my arm but even so still need to be wary of the very low tonnes that you can actually store. Also in respect of chip dont get caught with the composting rules especially run off from woodchip piles into rivers. Thats why I dry my woodchip and put it in IBC containers undercover for storage.
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Looks like the Australian version. Dont know about bargain more like death trap with heavy flywheels spinning unguarded at head height and a bodged heavy electric motor on top to make it fall over.
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If we didn't have stupid rules from DECC I could easily generate 1kw of electric for every kg of dry chip. Compare that to Stobarts £3 per tonne
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Kesla 202T off the top of my head could check tomorrow in daylight. I think that load ended up with wisewood for carving.
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Skip is demountable using forklift to leave forwarding deck which combined with my 9T forwarding trailer means I can extract approx 15T at a time.
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My two MB's chipper on 3 point link Have since the photo changed tyres on forward control to muck tyres on rear and row crop on front. Looks odd but works well.
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At present putting in a new drying shed once up and running we will be offering better chip rates than stobart unfortunately it will only be local as transport kills it.
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I have two MB Trac 1000's a conventional and a forward control 4WS. The conventional does the roadwork and the forward control does the forestry as the 4 wheel steer means you can turn on a sixpence which is handy in the woods. As others have said 6 cyl engine on the 1000's are bullet proof unless you allow idiots at a unimog dealer to get there hands on it. Pictures already on arbtalk somewhere just cant find them at the moment. When you do find picture of my forward control you will see it with Heizohack chipper on the back with tipping chip skip bin. Handles chipper easily although have muck spreader flotation tyres on rear as chipper on 3 point link is nearly 2 tonnes.
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Would have been good to have a decent conference at the APF. Normally decide which day I attend the APF by the seminars available. This year they seemed rubbish so did not attend any instead enjoyed the sunshine on the Thursday. Thank goodness there was not an interesting seminar on the Friday. As for paying £250 these people must be in cloud cuckoo land.
